Paulo Nawalu Explained

Birth Date:18 October 1958
Birth Place:Lautoka, Fiji
Weight:201 lb
Ru Position:Scrum-half
Amatyears1:1970-1972
Amatyears2:1973-1977
Amatyears3:1978-1980
Amatteam1:Nailili Catholic Mission School
Amatteam2:Marist Brothers High School
Amatteam3:Corpus Christi Teachers Colts
Years1:1978-1990
Years2:1981-1990
Years3:1990-2000
Years4:2000-2012
Clubs1:St. John's Marist Club
Clubs2:Suva
Clubs3:Hino Motors
Clubs4:Kawagoe Fighters
Repyears1:1983-1989
Repcaps1:17
Reppoints1:7
Repsevensyears1:1992-1995
Repsevensteam1:Japan
Coachteams1:Cathedral Secondary High School (senior team)
Coachteams2:Hino Motors
Coachteams4:Hakuoh University
Coachteams6:Karada Factory A.P. Pirates
Coachyears1:1981-1989
Coachyears2:1991-1999
Coachyears3:1992-2001
Coachyears4:2000-2012
Coachyears5:2002-2013 (Skill Coach)
Coachyears6:2015-

Paulo Nawalu, spelt also as Paula Nawalu (born October 18, 1959 in Lautoka) is a former rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half.

Career

His first international match was against Tonga, at Suva, on June 8, 1983. He was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup roster, as well of the South Pacific Barbarians during their 1987 tour in South Africa. Later, Nawalu played for the Japan national rugby sevens team, with which he played the 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1] Nawalu was the first Fijian player to play in a Japanese team, when he played for Hino Motors.[2]

Coaching career

He trained the Japan national rugby sevens team during the 1997 and the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Currently, since 2015, he is coaching Karada Factory A.P. Pirates, a Japanese women's rugby sevens team.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://fijisun.com.fj/2013/05/25/japan-marist-team-up Japan, Marist team up
  2. http://fijisun.com.fj/2010/02/20/my-19-years-in-japan-nawalu/ My 19 Years in Japan: Nawalu
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20140209035212/http://karadafactory-ap-pirate.com/ A.P.パイレーツ